Gary man charged with murder in shooting of employee at south suburban Amazon: police

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 33-year-old Gary man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an employee at an Amazon facility in Matteson earlier this week, police said Thursday.

Matteson police said the man, Devonta D. Hodge, met with investigators Tuesday afternoon and was taken into custody.

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He's expected to appear in court Thursday.

Police responded at about 10:54 p.m. Sunday to a report of shots fired at the Amazon facility at 7001 Vollmer Road.

Officers arrived and found an Amazon employee with multiple gunshot wounds. The employee was taken to Olympia Fields Hospital, which is commonly referred to as St. James Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

According to witnesses and surveillance footage, police said the victim and a colleague had an argument with the suspect, who was a food delivery driver, in the parking lot. It turned into a physical altercation.

The delivery driver then shot the Amazon employee several times, police said.

"From that altercation, three to four shots were fired; the employee died," Matteson spokesperson Sean Howard said.

The victim has been identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office as 26-year-old Dylan Perkins of Glenwood.

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Police put the massive Amazon facility on lockdown after the shooting.

An Amazon spokesperson said in a statement, "We're saddened by this senseless act of violence and are focused on supporting our employees and the victim's family during this difficult time. We're working with the Matteson Police Department in their active investigation."

Amazon said the employee was a third-party vendor.

There have been violent incidents at the Amazon location in the past.

In 2024, a woman suffered a graze wound after shots were fired apparently in retaliation for a fight the night before.

"Our good partner Amazon, they have a wonderful security and professional operation there. We're working in collaboration to insure we can find out how this happened," Howard said.

Matteson police and the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force said there is no threat to the public.